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2016 Reading Challenge & Running, Too

I listen to a lot of books when I run. So far this year, I've listened to or read 35 books.Click here to see my 2015 reading list. One of my favorite books was Meb for Mortals. After reading that book, I began using a (mostly) 9 day schedule instead of a 7 day one (my book review). In 2016, I'm going to use the Visual Theology Reading Challenge as a guide when I choose books based on thereading listsuggestions. The Light Reader List

1. A book about Christian living2. A biography3. A classic novel4. A book someone tells you "changed my life"5. A commentary on a book of the Bible

6. A book about theology7. A book with the word "gospel" in the title or subtitle8. A book your pastor recommends9. A book more than 100 years old10. A book for children11. A mystery or detective novel12. A book published in 201613. A book about a current issue

Once I complete the Light Reader List of 13 books, I may move on to more lists in the challenge. There's even a list for those who want to read 104 books. It's called the Obsessive List! Do More Better Book Review

This week I read Do More Better: a Practical Guide to Productivity, a book by Tim Challies who is the Christian blogger who created the 2016 Reading Challenge that I'm following. First, he suggests that you think about a life purpose and then define your mission for each area of your life. Next, you prioritize your tasks and only do the tasks that fit your mission statement. Last of all, he gives advice on tools that will help you to be more productive like Google Calendar and Evernote, which I use, and Todoist. This book might be just the motivation I need to make some changes in 2016. This Week's Totals: Running, Riding & More

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Love the reading challenge you're going to be doing! I love to read, I never thought about reading specific types like this on a list. The obsessive list sounds fun, but even if I got back to being able to read a book a week, I don't think I'd hit over 100+ books, well unless they were kids books, LOLGood luck with your fun reading challenge!

Great week of training - way to go!! A book that changed my life was "The Four Agreements." You have to wade through a lot of gobbledy gook flowery language, but the principles in the book are life-changing.

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